Draft Agenda - Training Course "Greening Europe: reality and vision"

Draft agenda: Greening the EU – An Introduction to EU level politicsfrom a Green perspectiveTime Activity Speaker/facilitator10.30 Arrival/registration of participants14 November11.00 Welcome by GEF and ViSiO Leonore Gewessler & Ville Ylikahri11.10 Introduction of participants Facilitator11.40 Expectations, motivations, interestsFacilitatorIntroduction to the agendaFacilitator12.30 Lunch Break13.30 The European “organigramm”: anintroduction to the EU institutions andthe basics of decision making processesKarl Staudinger15.15 Coffee/Tea Break15.30 ”Brussels” and its powers: what is the EUdeciding and how can it be influenced?Pierre Jonckheer17.30 Brussels City Tour Guide19.30 Dinner in town15 November9.00 Policy highlight 1 – part 1Hannes Lorenzen (Briefing)The reform of the Common AgriculturalPolicy10.15 Coffee/Tea Break10.30 Policy highlight 1 – part 2Simulation gameThe reform of the Common AgriculturalPolicy12.00 Lunch Break13.00 Green voices at EU level – the GreenGroup in the European ParliamentVula TsetsiThis training is realised with the financial support of the European Parliament. The EuropeanParliament is not responsible for the content of this project.

14.00 Policy highlight 2EU 2020 strategy and the Green NewDealPhilippe Lamberts, Benoit Lechat15.45 Coffee/Tea Break16.00 Brussels lobby tour Corporate Observatory Europe – PiaEberhardt17.30 Leaving for EGP office17.45 Visit of EGP office and presentation ofthe EGPWhy do we need European parties? Alsoincluding green political agenda to thepresentationJacqueline CremersShort introduction to FYEG and youthwings of European political parties19.00 Dinner hosted by Heidi HautalaFood for thought: Future of the EU16 NovemberMarkus Drake/ FYEG EC member09.00 From national to European: increasingGreen cooperation10.45 Coffee/Tea break11.00 Policy highlight 3Future of the EU12.45 Lunch Break13.45 Evaluation and conclusionsMonica Frassoni + FacilitatorPierre JonckheerFacilitatorOpen questionsClosing remarks15.00 Moving to the European Parliament, accreditation15.15 Visit of the European Parliament16.00 Greens/EFA Group meeting VisitThis training is realised with the financial support of the European Parliament. The EuropeanParliament is not responsible for the content of this project.